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Jun 21 2017, 07:42 PM
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Thought this may be a little light relief to the antics of May , JC and the Brexiteers .( available on itunes ).
Saw a report today that the eminent physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawkins has concluded that Man needs to prepare plans to leave this planet in the not to distant future . ( Sorry to all you geeks out there but I have not the foggiest how to post a link on here ). Anyway he has proposed building a small spacecraft called a starchip , ( just a few inches in length ) , which will travel along laser beams at a fifth the speed of light , ( roughly 100,000,000 mph ) , reaching it's proposed destination , Alpha Centauri , in a mind blowing 25 years . Though it would not be able to land it would send back images in the hope that it would show a habitable world that we could exploit , ( my words not his ) , though getting there may be a little problematic .
The debatable question is...........should we even consider it ? It is assumed that the reason we have not been "visited "by intelligent life forms is 1 . The distances involved , and 2 . Intelligent life is probably extremely rare as they have undoubtedly destroyed themselves by war or disease before attaining the ability to transverse the cosmos .
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Si non prius succederent.......... relinquere
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Jun 22 2017, 04:34 PM
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QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jun 22 2017, 10:08 AM) ![*](style_images/NWN/post_snapback.gif) I hope they don't. Man has comprehensively screwed this planet to a point where it's bio diversity is a pale shadow of what it was, the concept of travelling through interstellar space leaving a trail of blackened and dead world's in our wake horrifies me. Technically it would be an immense challenge to travel the distances required, we would need to either come up with a propulsion system that would allow us to travel at the speed of light and even then you would be putting young people in at one end and getting geriatrics out at the other. So, then we have a choice, either advanced cryo stasis or a multi generational craft with its attendant problems. Then, who would go? I can imagine the international and inter faith bickering that would generate 😣 Perhaps the answer lies in the arcane mystery of string theory, linking the various theoretical 'branes' in order to travel into adjacent dimensions via the fabled 'wormhole' effect. Nice challenge though. This was my initial response . A ravaging homo sapien going from planet to planet until the end of time is a frightening thought but survival is an intrinsic trait in all of us and I can see us at least trying . The one redeeming aspect is that those that who are the most likely to go forth would be at the top of the intelligentsia tree and therefore may be a little more respectful than the general hoi polloi . I think it highly likely that we shall meet armageddon before we have the technical ability to undertake such a venture . But it is something better to contemplate than what is currently on offer .
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SirWilliam A brand new world awaits . Jun 21 2017, 07:42 PM TallDarkAndHandsome QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Jun 21 2017, 08:42 PM... Jun 21 2017, 09:13 PM je suis Charlie http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/...t-a78... Jun 22 2017, 12:35 AM Andy Capp To post a link thingy (also known as a URL), just ... Jun 22 2017, 05:22 AM Turin Machine You would probably make the selection on different... Jun 22 2017, 04:48 PM spartacus It's a piece of piddle. All you need to do is ... Jun 22 2017, 04:56 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Turin Machine QUOTE (spartacus @ Jun 22 2017, 05:56 PM)... Jun 22 2017, 08:37 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Simon Kirby QUOTE (spartacus @ Jun 22 2017, 05:56 PM)... Jun 23 2017, 06:44 PM Andy Capp The idea that we are wrecking the planet is a sent... Jun 23 2017, 03:32 AM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Turin Machine QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Jun 23 2017, 04:32 AM)... Jun 23 2017, 07:59 AM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Andy Capp QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jun 23 2017, 08:59... Jun 23 2017, 08:12 AM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) Turin Machine QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Jun 23 2017, 09:12 AM)... Jun 23 2017, 08:27 AM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) Andy Capp QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jun 23 2017, 09:27... Jun 23 2017, 12:02 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Berkshirelad QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Jun 23 2017, 04:32 AM)... Jun 23 2017, 10:13 AM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) Turin Machine QUOTE (Berkshirelad @ Jun 23 2017, 11:13 ... Jun 23 2017, 11:16 AM Turin Machine As the man said "humanity is like a virus, in... Jun 23 2017, 08:56 AM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Andy Capp QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Jun 23 2017, 09:56... Jun 23 2017, 12:13 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) TallDarkAndHandsome QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Jun 23 2017, 01:13 PM)... Jun 23 2017, 03:05 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) Biker1 QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Jun 23 2017, 01:13 PM)... Jun 24 2017, 08:28 AM je suis Charlie Worry bout that later, when everything's used ... Jun 23 2017, 09:14 AM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Andy Capp QUOTE (je suis Charlie @ Jun 23 2017, 10... Jun 23 2017, 12:04 PM Andy Capp In truth the wobble started about 3,000 years ago. Jun 23 2017, 04:02 PM spartacus It's a big old place to find your way around i... Jun 23 2017, 05:59 PM spartacus Well it would need the 'Starchip' to be po... Jun 23 2017, 07:01 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Simon Kirby QUOTE (spartacus @ Jun 23 2017, 08:01 PM)... Jun 23 2017, 08:59 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) Simon Kirby Rather than sending a spaceship we could just shin... Jun 23 2017, 09:13 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) TallDarkAndHandsome QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Jun 23 2017, 10:13 P... Jun 23 2017, 09:41 PM![|](style_images/NWN/to_down_pipe.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) ![](style_images/NWN/spacer.gif) Turin Machine QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Jun 23 2017, 10... Jun 23 2017, 11:50 PM SirWilliam This is turning into a MORI poll as to whether;-
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